It’s not going to be an easy match. Going to Old Trafford is tough whatever team Sir Alex Ferguson ultimately decides to name, but to progress in the competition we’ll have to beat the perennial title contenders and cup winners in their own back yard.
The League Cup is generally known as a competition that more teams can win. The feeling is that the big boys don’t really give it their full attention and play weakened teams giving other sides more of a chance of progressing. Personally I think it’s a bit of a myth and all managers name a team that they believe can win the game on the night whilst balancing the requirements of their squad. Look at the winners and you’ll see the same, familiar names popping up…
To get a result we’ll need the referee to be fair and unbiased. I hope Manchester born Wythenshawe resident, Anthony Taylor, can do just that. Personally I don’t think it’s right that a referee can take charge of a game that is five miles away from his house at this level of football but then that is just my opinion. Besides, you never know, he might be a fan of the blue half of Manchester anyway!
As ever team news will be detailed below as and when it becomes available and for a little bit of background on the fixture you can always have a look at my match preview by clicking here.
As mentioned in said preview, the game is live on Sky tonight which is fine for me and the others that aren’t going to the game, but those outside of the UK or those that don’t have Sky may need a hand so if anyone can find a decent stream of the game then please feel free to share it via the ‘comments’ section below.
Which just about wraps it up.
Howay the lads!
Man Utd: David De Gea, Marnick Vermijl, Michael Keane, Scott Wootton, Alexander Buttner, Darren Fletcher, Tom Cleverley, Anderson, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Javier Hernandez
Subs: Sam Johnstone, Jonny Evans, Nick Powell, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Joshua King, Jesse Lingard, Robbie Brady
Newcastle: Rob Elliot; James Perch, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini (c), James Tavernier; Gabriel Obertan, Cheick Tiote, Dan Gosling, Sylvain Marveaux; Haris Vuckic; Shola Ameobi
Subs: Steve Harper, Shane Ferguson, Gael Bigirimana, Vurnon Anita, Romain Amalfitano, Sammy Ameobi, Papiss Cisse
Not far away from Gosling. De Gea was rooted
toonsy(Quote)
Man oh man….that was so poor by Gosling .. 😥
Munich Mag(Quote)
Rich – I’m burning one off as we speak 😆 I’ll also send a free Willo voodoo doll as most of our fans would love that 😆
Anyone seen Ice these days?
toonsy(Quote)
Thanks Richie! Too bad they’re all own-goals. Sigh.
Please keep playing the ball to young Fergie’s feet so he can run at them and fling those crosses.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
I’m not on the Willo Hate Barge my self. If I get a Willo voodoo doll, I’ll treat it really nicely, cuz we need the big lummox.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Toonsy….Aye, need new ones cos the Perch voodoo dolls are nae good now 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Man Utd have just substituted one 26 year old for 2 13 year olds…. 😆
Munich Mag(Quote)
Is Bigi rocking a mohawk? He’s like a proper mini-me for Tiote.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
richietoon
September 26, 2012 at 21:19
“Toonsy….Aye, need new ones cos the Perch voodoo dolls are nae good now”
I have generic ones now and just write the name and number on the back as it changes that often 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Richietoon, the Perch voodoo dolls have been taken out of production, they’ve also stopped working Saturday’s on the Elliot voodoo dolls…. the yra due to be stopped soon too.. 😆
Munich Mag(Quote)
Toonsy @ 153 I was just thinking about Ice I thing he was getting probs with his shoulders again, maybe having to carry Richie all the time 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Oba’s a hell of a dribbler, but man, does his final action let him down. How do you fix that in a player’s mind? And please don’t say “Put him down like a horse.”
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Toonsy 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Unlucky Cisse 😯 Off the bar
toonsy(Quote)
fecking bar man 😕
richietoon(Quote)
Holy fucking hell, did Papiss come close. He’s heating up, baby.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
oh that was close 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave…more likely that big chip he’s got on them 😆
richietoon(Quote)
*** Cisse so close again. Got to say he’s looking really lively and much more mobile than the last few games ,reckon he’ll do well against Reading .
KIMTOON(Quote)
Since Cisse has come on we’ve seen the Cisse from last season. Working for the ball and looking dangerous. Encouraging signs no doubt
toonsy(Quote)
Man is Cisse something else…off the bar…brilliant !!! 😯 😯
Munich Mag(Quote)
TOONSY ime always spying mate 😉 never comment while match on,might say the wrong thing 😆 😆
icedog(Quote)
Haha Kim, great minds 😉
toonsy(Quote)
😯 fuk Oba didn’t back out of that
Big Dave(Quote)
Young Fergie has died out of the game a bit now but he seems to be the only natural winger we have at the club.
Toonsy, you are welcome to keep your opinion as long as I get a free Willo voodoo doll 😉
JJ(Quote)
Ice – Good to see you on mate. Wanted to make sure I said bye before my jollies 😉
toonsy(Quote)
JJ – They are wipe clean so you can have a new scapegoat every week 😆
Everything in my house is wipe clean 😯
toonsy(Quote)
Toonsy -aye ,is it perhaps because he’s not alongside Ba 😕 or is that opening a can of worms 🙄 .
KIMTOON(Quote)
Credit to the lads for this second half performance. It’s a pity it takes Pardew and his team a first half of experimenting to turn the game round 🙁
Munich Mag(Quote)
God, Obertan is dumb! He had plenty of space around him! Why pass it back 50 yards??!
AndrewT(Quote)
Reet come on Lads not long left like
Big Dave(Quote)
Unlucky Gosling again 🙁
toonsy(Quote)
Everton robbed us when we signed Gosling
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Bloody hell we should of had 3 goals this half
KIMTOON(Quote)
To defend my own player I think Gosling has been our best player apart from a weak challenge for the first goal. 😀
JJ(Quote)
Did I just see Willo in the MU box and Cisse in the NUFC box?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
We’re going to get caught on the break here
toonsy(Quote)
Bigi really is Tiotes mini me 😆
KIMTOON(Quote)
You can tell Bigi has been learning off Tiote 😆
toonsy(Quote)
And again Kim 😉
toonsy(Quote)
Bigi-me!
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
marveux strolls around as if it is a sunday afternoon kick about
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
JJ Gosling has seen a lot of the ball in the second half, but seems to lack the strength and composure at the vital second…
Munich Mag(Quote)
TOONSY enjoy your hols mate,first as a family man 😀 me and dave will keep a eye and make sure richie doesnt go back to useing swear words 😆
icedog(Quote)
Gosling has put in some great challenges, got forward in support of Shola and in general has passed the ball around nicely.
If he found some shooting confidence he could be the goal scoring midfielder we’ve been crying for.
JJ(Quote)
Toonsy-That’s getting really spooky now like 😯
KIMTOON(Quote)
**** or bust then
toonsy(Quote)
Ice..f**k off 😉
richietoon(Quote)
fans @191 😆 😎
KIMTOON(Quote)
Bust 🙁
Ah well. League Cup isn;t for us then 🙄
toonsy(Quote)
Toonsy…you can’t go on holiday mate, you have a blog to manage… 😉
Munich Mag(Quote)
What are they having a cackle about? Is there a streaker on the field?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
well thats one less cup we have to worry about, so much for this being the cup Pards was aiming for 😕
Big Dave(Quote)
Biggest positive of the night Tavernier. Right back problem solved.
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Crud.
Well, at least there are no injuries and Cisse’s scoring again.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
MM – Righto 😆
TlR – I’d say the biggest plus was Cisse showing a return to some kind of form
toonsy(Quote)
I have been playing football the night and missed the game. What was the Cisse goal like?
lacedaemonian(Quote)
ah **** it ,there you go ,should of played Cisse from the start . 🙄 On the plus side Cisse back on the sheet 😀 ,Elliot assured mostly 😀 and a few less games to worry about now.
KIMTOON(Quote)
tap in from a Ferguson cross. More spectacular, though, was his overhead shot that smashed the bar. Unlucky… he’s heating up again though.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Lace @207 -Bog standard header mate. 😀
KIMTOON(Quote)
Well…. a teensy weensy bit disappointed with Pardew’s line up, may have cost us the game at the end of the day.
One less cup to worry about now then…
Munich Mag(Quote)
that was one hell of a big opportunity to make progress, and we messed it up AGAIN, time AP started to think like a toon fans that travel all over, that game was there for the taking, same as last week in Europa..
As for Tavarnier been a FB think back to last week in Europe, he got roasted.
ash1001(Quote)
Big pluses tonight…great second half from young Tav at right back (proper position by the way), having played left back first half. Cisse looked closer to his old self, Shola was at times unplayable, good cameo by Fergie… still disapponted to be out the cup though 🙁
Munich Mag(Quote)
ash1001 agree 100%, this game was there for the taking with the right line up.
Regarding Tav, he didn’t get roasted tonight to be honest, though I’m also still not 100% convinced of him.
Munich Mag(Quote)
i blame this one on our Silver supremo , why the **** did he not send out our strongest side , if he did this game was ours . Imagine the devestation Ba , Hba and Cabaye would of caused against that defence . Plus points Tavernier and Cisse when he came on . Things learned ,get rid of Gosling ,Williamson and Vuckic in January and replace them with some quality .
Axel(Quote)
Reckon we should have Santon RB, Ferguson LB.
Andymag(Quote)
Axel -Pards has already said that the PL is his priority this season ,which is why he’s not playing our strongest 11 .I don’t get why he feels he can come out saying we really wanted to win tonight when he fields a weak side 😕 ,considering fans travelled there at night and in ***** weather and paid £45 it’s pretty shocking .
KIMTOON(Quote)
Pardew’s bench therapy. Out of form + bench for 65 minutes = Goals 😎 .
Andymag(Quote)
I might add I take great consolation from knowing Cisse is up and running again. 😀
KIMTOON(Quote)
Reading put 3 past QPR tonight 😯 Why am I suddenly nervous for saturday 😕 Watching that game up close and personal too,so really want a win. 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
Scum get Boro in 4th rd
KIMTOON(Quote)
L;iverpool get Swansea 😆 😆
KIMTOON(Quote)
Ba’s already shitting it thinking its already his turn for a goal drought.
We would’ve drawn Chelsea in the next round then, though maybe we wouldn’t as the knowledge of our win might’ve changed his hand to a different number.
**** seems really Man U biased, seems to have something against us for some reason.
Andymag(Quote)
Disappointing result but positives were:
Tavernier looks decent
Bigi is a great talent
Cisse is back and looks sharp
Colo got a good run out
Tiote is back
Ferguson looks a good bet on the left as a winger
Negatives:
Obertan – clueless
Williamson is a championship defender
Vuckic – needs to go out on loan and play regularly as he has ability but doesn’t look sharp enough
Gosling doesn’t look good enough
Hopefully we will have a real go at the Europa League now with fewer games to worry about
3hourswasted(Quote)
Thought Elliot had a decent game as well
3hourswasted(Quote)